11th May 2009

today's walk: High Street


start of the traverse of High Street at Queens Head Hotel in Troutbeck


Troutbeck Tongue and the Ill Bell ridge from the road towards the High Street ridge


a redundant stile with Troutbeck Tongue ahead


the Roman road onto High Street can be seen in the middle of this picture


looking back down the Roman road over Troutbeck Tongue to Windermere and Wansfell


Kentmere Reservoir, Ill Bell and Froswick as the Roman road reaches the ridge


High Street summit looking west ..


.. and zooming in on the Scafells and Great Gable


360 degree panorama from High Street - click on the image for a larger version


Haweswater and Rough Crag from the eastern side of the High Street plateau


Harter Fell and Blea Water from the same point


heading down to the Straits of Riggindale from the High Street plateau


Haweswater and Riggindale from the Straits of Riggindale


looking back over the Straits of Riggindale to High Street


looking north from Rampsgill Head


looking west from Rampsgill Head


zooming in on Fairfield from Rampsgill Head


the ridge northwards from Rampsgill Head


looking west from High Raise


360 degree panorama from High Raise - click on the image for a larger version


the ridge northwards from High Raise


zooming over the foot of Haweswater and the Eden Valley to Mickle Fell


looking north over Ullswater to Carrock Fell


zooming in over Pikeawassa to a steamer on Ullswater


Wether Hill summit cairn looking back along the High Street ridge


zooming in on Helvellyn


looking back south along the High Street ridge from the ruined house on Loadpot Hill


Loadpot Hill summit looking north


360 degree panorama from Loadpot Hill - click on the image for a larger version


looking north to Penrith from the descent path


the Cockpit stone circle looking west


panoramic shot of the Cockpit stone circle looking west ..


.. and looking east


descending towards Pooley Bridge